{"id":423483,"date":"2022-03-29T23:32:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-29T20:32:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nasa-reveals-the-essential-key-to-spotting-alien-life\/"},"modified":"2022-03-29T23:32:24","modified_gmt":"2022-03-29T20:32:24","slug":"nasa-reveals-the-essential-key-to-spotting-alien-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nasa-reveals-the-essential-key-to-spotting-alien-life\/","title":{"rendered":"#NASA reveals the essential key to spotting alien life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a359217d9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: 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class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nasa-reveals-the-essential-key-to-spotting-alien-life\/#%E2%80%9CNASA_reveals_the_essential_key_to_spotting_alien_life%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NASA reveals the essential key to spotting alien life&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNASA_reveals_the_essential_key_to_spotting_alien_life%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NASA reveals the essential key to spotting alien life&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>NASA\u2019S James Webb Space Telescope will begin looking for methane in an attempt to detect life in deep space.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers have found that under certain conditions, methane could be a promising sign of life when found in a rocky exoplanet\u2019s atmosphere \u2014 even more so than oxygen.<\/p>\n<p>Such conditions include that along with methane, atmospheric carbon dioxide must also be present on the exoplanet.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the exoplanet can not be water-rich, and its planetary atmosphere needs to have more methane than carbon monoxide.<\/p>\n<p>A team of researchers from the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) with support from NASA presented the findings in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Science<\/a>s.<\/p>\n<p>Methane is one of few biosignatures that could be detected by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), which was deployed this past Christmas Day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOxygen is often talked about as one of the best biosignatures, but it\u2019s probably going to be hard to detect with JWST,\u201d said Maggie Thompson, a graduate student in astronomy and astrophysics at UCSC and lead author of the new study.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>JWST can identify chemicals like water and methane because of the infrared wavelengths they emit.<\/p>\n<p>Methane releases near-infrared red wavelengths (1-3 um), which is the level that the space telescope can best pick up.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/James-Webb-Space1.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The James Webb Space Telescope Mirror is seen during a media unveiling at NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center at Greenbelt, Maryland.\" class=\"wp-image-21705328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/James-Webb-Space1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/James-Webb-Space1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/James-Webb-Space1.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Researchers believe the James Webb Space Telescope is capable of detecting methane in outer space, thus leading a clue to alien life.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">REUTERS\/Kevin Lamarque\/File<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Still, finding methane on an exoplanet does not necessarily mean that life is there.<\/p>\n<p>This is because many non-biological sources can release the chemical, such as volcanos, hydrothermal vents, and comet or asteroid impacts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne molecule is not going to give you the answer \u2014 you have to take into account the planet\u2019s full context,\u201d Thompson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMethane is one piece of the puzzle, but to determine if there is life on a planet you have to consider its geochemistry, how it\u2019s interacting with its star, and the many processes that can affect a planet\u2019s atmosphere on geologic timescales,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/James-Webb-Space2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The James Webb Space Telescope was launched with Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket in Kourou, French Guiana on December 25, 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-21705558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/James-Webb-Space2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/James-Webb-Space2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/James-Webb-Space2.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The James Webb Space Telescope was launched with Arianespace\u2019s Ariane 5 rocket in Kourou, French Guiana on Dec. 25, 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">JODY AMIET\/AFP via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Thankfully, NASA\u2019s $10 billion space instrument may also be able to reveal whether a methane source on an exoplanet is biological or non-biological.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis study is focused on the most obvious false positives for methane as a biosignature,\u201d co-author Joshua Krissansen-Totton, an astrobiologist at UCSC said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe atmospheres of rocky exoplanets are probably going to surprise us, and we will need to be cautious in our interpretations,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/James-Webb-Space3.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The James Webb Space Telescope is packed up for shipment to its launch site in Kourou, French Guiana.\" class=\"wp-image-21705631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/James-Webb-Space3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/James-Webb-Space3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/James-Webb-Space3.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Researcher Maggie Thompson argues the James Webb Space Telescope can conclude whether methane sources are non-biological or biological.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NASA\/Chris Gunn\/Handout via REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>JWST reached its cosmic parking spot at Earth-sun Lagrange Point 2 (L2) nearly two months ago and is expected to begin operating this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Once live, the telescope will scour the night sky for faint infrared light, some of which might be emitted from the first generation of stars and 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